HeForShe: Overcoming Barriers in Surgery

In this webinar, we heard from Narmeen Taha Mustafa, MBChB, FACS, from Iraq, who is the recipient of the 2022 American College of Surgeons/American Society of Breast Surgeons International Scholarship.

Dr. Mustafa graduated from the University of Salahadeen College of Medicine in 1995 and completed her doctorate in General Surgery in 2006, becoming the first woman general surgeon in the Kurdish region of Iraq. Breaking the glass ceiling in a very unlikely region of the world, she has developed her passion for health education and conducts workshops and seminars on breast cancer awareness with health non-governmental organizations throughout Kurdistan. 

Dr. Mustafa will share the challenges, obstacles, and successes she experienced while becoming a successful leading surgeon in an area dominated by male surgeons. She will also speak on her success in bringing surgical breast cancer awareness and care to her community and region.

The webinar was moderated by Hiba Abdel-Aziz, MBBch, FACS, Chair, Fellowship Subcommittee of the International Relations Committee; Consultant, Women in Surgery Committee; Vice Chair, Chapter Activities-International Workgroup; Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Hamad General Hospital.

Hosted by the American College of Surgeons International Relations Committee and the International Subcommittee of the Women in Surgery Committee.